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Life Insurance

Shareholders get 25% off premiums.

Applies to new policies when applying with L&G by telephone.

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You do everything to protect the ones you love, however we understand that sometimes life can be difficult to predict. So we're here to help you financially protect your family should the worst happen. Life insurance could pay out a cash sum if you die during the length of the policy.

£5 a month minimum premium applies.

Getting your discount

Call us on 0800 107 6830 quoting SHTERM, to get your 25% discount.

Monday to Friday 8:30am - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm
We may record and monitor calls.

Types of cover

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Life Insurance

Your chosen cash sum could be paid out if you die during the length of the policy. It could be used to help protect the family's lifestyle and everyday living expenses or help to pay the mortgage.

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Decreasing Life Insurance

Designed to help protect a repayment mortgage so the amount of cover reduces roughly in line with the way a repayment mortgage decreases. Meaning your loved ones could continue to live in the family home without worrying about the mortgage.

What life insurance covers

Life insurance - cover at a glance

  • Cash lump sum payment – you choose how much cover you need and how long you need it for. We’ll pay out a cash sum if you were to pass away after a valid claim is made.
  • Guaranteed premiums which can be made monthly or annually. They won’t change unless you make changes to the policy.
  • Accidental Death Benefit at no extra cost. We’ll cover you while we process your application, giving you peace of mind that you’re covered in case of accidental death. Terms and conditions apply.
  • Free Life Cover included at no extra cost. If you’re moving home, we offer free life cover between exchange of contracts and completion of your property purchase. In Scotland we provide the free cover from when you complete missives for your chosen property until the date of entry. Terms and conditions apply.
  • Terminal Illness Cover – you're covered from day one of your policy starting. We will pay out if you're diagnosed with a terminal illness that meets our definition. See the Policy Booklet for more information.
  • Joint life separation – should you divorce/dissolve a registered civil partnership we can cancel your policy and set up two single policies. Terms and conditions apply.
  • Critical Illness Cover – for an extra cost you have the option to add this when you take out your life insurance policy.

Things you need to know

  • Not paying your premiums. If you stop paying premiums when due, your plan will be cancelled and you won't get anything back
  • No cash value. This is not a savings or investment product and has no cash value unless a valid claim is made.
  • Suicide or intentional self-injury in the first year. The policy will be cancelled if within the first year you die as a result of suicide or intentional and serious self-injury or an event where, in our reasonable opinion, you took your own life.
  • You're covered only for the policy term. You're covered for your chosen length of policy until the expiry date, unless the amount of cover is paid out, or the policy is cancelled by you or us. Cover will stop when the policy ends and no further premiums will be payable.
  • If your life insurance is to cover your mortgage, your policy may not completely pay off your outstanding mortgage unless you make sure your cover amount is adjusted to match any new mortgage arrangements. If you take out Decreasing Life Insurance you should also check that the interest rate on your mortgage does not become higher than the rate applied to the policy. The rate will be shown in your Personal Quote or the Policy Booklet.

Policy documents

See a full list of what is and isn't covered in our policy documents before you apply. If you are an existing customer please refer to your policy documents for details of your cover.

Important information

Please remember that life insurance is not a savings or investment product and has no cash value unless a valid claim is made.

If your life insurance is to cover your mortgage, your policy may not completely pay off your outstanding mortgage unless you make sure your amount of cover is adjusted to match any new mortgage arrangements. If you have Decreasing Life Insurance you must also check that the interest rate applied to your mortgage does not become higher than the interest rate applied to your policy.

Please read the key documents below and the important information page before you apply.

Why get life insurance with L&G?

We've been protecting families like yours for over 185 years. You can trust us to provide expert cover and supporting benefits.

Defaqto 5 Star Rated

5 Star Defaqto rated cover - the highest rating possible!

There when you need us

In 2024 we paid out £583 million in life claims, helping more than 14,000 people and their families.

Wellbeing Support

We've partnered with RedArc Assured Limited to bring you our Wellbeing Support service, offering phone-based services to support your mental health and wellbeing.

Care Concierge

Free access to our team of Care Experts, offering confidential and impartial telephone guidance. This can help you or loved ones understand and find adult and later life care. Find out more.

Ready to help protect your family?

Call us on 0800 107 6830 and quote discount code SHTERM, to get your 25% discount.

Monday to Friday 8:30am - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

We may record and monitor calls.

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